λυπέω
lupeō
to grieve
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word λυπέω (lupeō) is defined as "to grieve." It is used 26 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in conveying emotions related to sorrow, distress, or pain. The word λυπέω encompasses a range of emotional experiences, from mild disappointment to intense grief. Its usage suggests that it can be applied to various situations, including personal loss, relational conflicts, and even spiritual struggles. The frequency and versatility of λυπέω in the Bible highlight its significance in understanding human emotions and experiences. It serves as a fundamental concept in describing the complexities of human relationships and the emotional responses that arise from them.
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Occurrences in Scripture
26 total occurrences across the text
and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.
Matthew 18:31So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.
Matthew 19:22But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
Matthew 26:22They were exceedingly sorrowful, and each began to ask him, “It isn’t me, is it, Lord?”
Matthew 26:37He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.
Mark 10:22But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.
Mark 14:19They began to be sorrowful, and to ask him one by one, “Surely not I?” And another said, “Surely not I?”
John 16:20Most certainly I tell you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
John 21:17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Romans 14:15Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.
2 Corinthians 7:8For though I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you grieve, though just for a while.
2 Corinthians 7:9I now rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to repentance. For you were grieved in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.
2 Corinthians 7:9I now rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to repentance. For you were grieved in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.
2 Corinthians 7:9I now rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to repentance. For you were grieved in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.
2 Corinthians 7:11For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.
2 Corinthians 2:2For if I make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve by me?
2 Corinthians 2:2For if I make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve by me?
2 Corinthians 2:4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.
2 Corinthians 2:5But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.
2 Corinthians 2:5But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.
2 Corinthians 6:10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Ephesians 4:30Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
1 Thessalonians 4:13But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
Matthew 14:9The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,
2 Corinthians 7:8For though I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you grieve, though just for a while.
1 Peter 1:6Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,